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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

I was supposed to be tidying the growing fabric mountain that was - and still is - threatening to avalanche, but instead was distracted by a number of fabrics that I'd set aside whilst making a previous quilt; a bundle of fabrics in the black/white, blue/green, red and yellow color palette.

Out came the rotary cutter and soon I was editing my fabric choices, sewing, basting and quilting, and finally binding. The design is again a simple 'just squares' patchwork featuring the fabrics and the colors rather than an intricate pattern. A timeless classic and still a favorite way to piece.

I have quilted this quilt with a 1 inch grid of lines, using a quilting guide attached to my walking foot rather than marking lines on the quilt. I like to secure the quilting guide firmly in place with a little masking tape so that it cannot wriggle about, and my quilting lines stay straight.

20 comments:

Hey Rita!! I love this simple, straightforward pattern! I've been wanting to ask you - how do you make the corners match *perfectly* throughout the entire quilt top? I know a lot of it has to do with practice, but do you have any tips on how to keep everything squared perfectly?

I still use your tip on modern log cabin squares - cut the logs a bit wide, and then trim them as I go. It's made a world of difference in my quilt tops, and makes them look so professional!! Definitely my favorite quilt block - thanks for your tip. :)

Another beautiful quilt. I especially love the grid quilting. Along with Marcella, I too wonder how you take such great pictures. Do you have a room set up specifically for this? A room made into a light box?

You have all the best fabrics! If that mountain tips over, I should like to be underneath it and then roll around in the loveliness! One of these days, I would like to make a square patchwork quilt, too!!

your work is a constant inspiration and I thank you! like yourself, I piece and quilt and sometimes sell my work, but am unable to access the mountain of fabric that I would like to collect ... any suggestions? As a designer do you contact fabric companies?Thanks in advance-

Hi Jody - thank you for stopping by. My "mountain of fabric" is a collection that is 10 years in the making.

I select and purchase fabric at retail prices both online and from my local store. I have never contacted a fabric company for fabric, and although several companies (and designers) occasionally send me fabric I'd say that 99.9% of my fabric stash is funded by myself.

A great way to enhance your fabric stash is to join a Flickr Swap Group, and there are numerous:

That is beautiful. I second the question about matching points. I assume it is carefull cutting and piecing but if you have any tips please share. My cutting and piecing are not terribly accurate but I am working on it. Thanks for the inspiration.